Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Managing Overweight and Obesity
Authors: Anda I. Dragomir, Brigitte Voisard, Vincent Gosselin Boucher, Geneviève Szczepanik, Simon L. Bacon, Kim L. Lavoie
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2022)

LettersSeptember 2022Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Managing Overweight and ObesityAnda I. Dragomir, PhD, Brigitte Voisard, BA, Vincent Gosselin Boucher, PhD, Geneviève Szczepanik, PhD, Simon L. Bacon, PhD, Kim L. Lavoie, PhDAnda I. Dragomir, PhDCentre Intégré Universitaire de santé et services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal and Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author, Brigitte Voisard, BACentre Intégré Universitaire de santé et services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal and Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author, Vincent Gosselin Boucher, PhDCentre Intégré Universitaire de santé et services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal and University of British Columbia, Montreal, Quebec, and Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author, Geneviève Szczepanik, PhDCentre Intégré Universitaire de santé et services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author, Simon L. Bacon, PhDCentre Intégré Universitaire de santé et services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal and Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author, Kim L. Lavoie, PhDCentre Intégré Universitaire de santé et services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal and Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L22-0237 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR: We read Michalopoulou and colleagues' review (1) with interest. Unfortunately, their conclusions may be misleading because of methodological shortcomings and important errors of interpretation of the reviewed literature.The authors declare that the fidelity of the delivery of MI was generally “satisfactory” without explaining how it was measured or providing objective outcomes. This raises 2 issues: a high likelihood of reporting bias and an even higher likelihood that MI was not delivered as intended. Indeed, many interventionists were students, and there was no mention of assessing competency in MI after training. The authors consequently may have arrived ...References1. Michalopoulou M, Ferrey AE, Harmer G, et al. Effectiveness of motivational interviewing in managing overweight and obesity. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2022;175:838-50. [PMID: 35344379] doi:10.7326/M21-3128 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Freedland KE, King AC, Ambrosius WT, et al; National Institutes of Health Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Expert Panel on Comparator Selection in Behavioral and Social Science Clinical Trials. The selection of comparators for randomized controlled trials of health-related behavioral interventions: recommendations of an NIH expert panel. J Clin Epidemiol. 2019;110:74-81. 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Dragomir, PhD; Brigitte Voisard, BA; Vincent Gosselin Boucher, PhD; Geneviève Szczepanik, PhD; Simon L. Bacon, PhD; Kim L. Lavoie, PhDAffiliations: Centre Intégré Universitaire de santé et services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal and Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCentre Intégré Universitaire de santé et services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal and Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCentre Intégré Universitaire de santé et services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal and University of British Columbia, Montreal, Quebec, and Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCentre Intégré Universitaire de santé et services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDisclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L22-0237. 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